Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 118: Chapter 115 Successful Experiment

Many years ago, Huang Chengyi had the fortune of tasting wild shad fish just once. Because of its particularly delicious flavor, he had a vivid memory of the taste of wild shad. Now, as he tasted it again, that familiar flavor instantly surged in his memory, and with just one bite, he identified that this fish had the same taste as the wild shad he had tasted years before.

Huo Sining couldn’t help but chuckle and teased, “Great-Uncle, you’re really mistaken here, haha. This isn’t wild shad fish, but a new variety bred from a hybrid experiment conducted recently by a friend of mine. He claimed that this new breed tastes just like the wild shad from the Yellow River. I didn’t believe it, so I deliberately bought a common shad to do a comparative experiment, and I didn’t expect that even you couldn’t tell the difference.”

Huang Chengyi was astonished, “This isn’t wild shad? How is that possible? This taste is obviously that of the wild shad. How could a hybrid fish be this fresh?”

Without a change in her expression or a skip in her heartbeat, Huo Sining bluffed, “It’s precisely because it tastes the same that it has a selling point. Otherwise, even if a new breed were developed that tasted just like the common shad, who would be willing to buy it?”

Huang Chengyi thought about it and found it made sense. He didn’t go on to ask which friend of Huo Sining was so capable. His attention was completely captivated by the exquisitely delicious shad fish in front of him, so he didn’t doubt her words and simply looked at Huo Sining with eager eyes, “Girl, this fish…”

Seeing Huang Chengyi staring intently at the dish, almost drooling over it, Huo Sining found it amusing and said helplessly, “Your health has just started to improve. It’s not good to eat too much high-protein food that’s hard to digest in the morning.”

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Having tasted the deliciousness, Huang Chengyi was not willing to give up so easily. He hurriedly tried to please her, “Just make an exception once. You’ve already prepared the fish; it would be such a waste to throw it away! Good girl, let your great-uncle have it this one time! I promise to listen to your arrangements and get serious treatment in the future.”

Seeing the old man making promises with the eagerness of a child, just for a bit of culinary pleasure, Huo Sining’s heart softened, and she nodded in agreement.

The old man, granted permission, eagerly scooped the dish of fish closer to himself. His index finger busy, a two-to-three-pound fish quickly turned into a pile of bones.

Huo Sining, satisfied with the outcome, was in good spirits. Spiritual Energy might seem a bit trivial, but it was indeed quite useful when crucial.

After giving Huang Hongying a call to let her know the issue with the shad fish had been resolved, Huo Sining didn’t delay. She picked up the bucket with the two shad fish and hurried off to the Su Residence. Huang Hongying was indeed waiting at the door. Seeing the two fish Huo Sining brought over, she burst into a smile and eagerly carried them into the kitchen.

Quite a number of people came with Zhou’s Inspection Group this time. However, since Su Zhenhua was hosting the banquet at home, Director Zhang was responsible for entertaining the main troop. Only four people attended the banquet at the Su Family’s home: Su Zhenhua and Zhou Guosheng took the main seats. To the left were Zhou Guosheng’s daughter, Zhou Meiting, and his granddaughter, Zhou Jiajia. To the right was Huang Hongying, along with the respective secretaries accompanying Su Zhenhua and Zhou Guosheng.

Since it was a private banquet, Su Zhenhua didn’t start any official talk at the dining table. The dinner conversed politely with each other. Secretary Song mentioned a few interesting anecdotes about S City that livened up the atmosphere, and everyone laughed politely a few times.

A few dishes that looked to be made of ordinary ingredients but were delicately prepared were served. The three members of the Zhou Family didn’t find anything special about them. Zhou Guosheng’s expression was indifferent; Zhou Jiajia looked down and pouted slightly; Zhou Meiting showed no change on her face, but inwardly, she wondered why the dishes served by Secretary Su’s family, which seemed like a hereditary family and had specially invited them over, were so ordinary.

In fact, all these dishes were Shanghai specialties, and Auntie Zhang’s cooking definitely met the standards of a high-level chef. They would be acceptable even in a top Shanghai restaurant. However, the three members of the Zhou Family present were people who had seen much and tasted a wide array of fine foods. To them, these seemingly exquisite dishes weren’t actually anything special.

It was apparent that the three were not very interested, especially Mr. Zhou Guosheng, who seemed to have something on his mind. Although he occasionally picked up food with his chopsticks, he didn’t seem to have much of an appetite.

Seeing this, Huang Hongying felt very uneasy as she glanced nervously at her husband.

Su Zhenhua was also somewhat anxious, but at that moment he couldn’t do anything. He sighed to himself and sent a look to Secretary Song, signaling him to think of a way to liven up the atmosphere quickly.

“Madam, the hairy crabs and the fermented rice fish are both ready now.” Just then, Auntie Zhang poked her head out from the kitchen and said.

Huang Hongying was delighted, “Bring them out quickly!”

Two blue-and-white porcelain dishes were presented, one filled with the pale colored fermented rice fish and the other brimming with more than ten red-shelled hairy crabs.

As soon as the dishes were placed on the table, a rich and fragrant aroma immediately wafted through the air.

“Eh?” The previously dispirited Old Master Zhou Guosheng’s eyes focused sharply, his attention instantly drawn to the platter full of crabs.

“Old Master, would you like to have some crab? I’ll peel it for you!” Secretary Song was adept at reading people, and noticing Zhou Guosheng’s interest in the pot of hairy crabs, he quickly grabbed one and started deftly peeling it for him.

Secretary Song was very skilled at peeling crabs, eliciting a glimmer of amusement from Zhou Guosheng’s eyes, “It seems like the young man enjoys crab quite often.”

“These hairy crabs were sent over by my wife’s niece. She runs a fish shop at Chenghuang Temple, and right now is the perfect season to enjoy crabs. Her shop just so happens to have a supply of them, and she’s been sending us batches of crabs from time to time.”

Su Zhenhua couldn’t help but tease, “This guy came over to my place and had crab once, and since then he’s been fixated. Lately at meal times, he has been making up excuses to come over for a free meal. He’s indeed eaten quite a few crabs. His skills in peeling crabs have become quite refined.”

Everyone laughed. Secretary Song, who was well into his thirties, turned red-faced from Su Zhenhua’s playful jab, looking slightly embarrassed.

Inadvertently, the listeners were intent. Hearing Su Zhenhua mention Huang Hongying’s niece running a fish shop at Chenghuang Temple, Zhou Guosheng was stirred and exchanged a look with Zhou Jiajia. Surprise and skepticism flickered in both of their eyes.

“Mrs. Su’s niece’s shop in Chenghuang Temple, is it called Xianyu Shop?”

Huang Hongying and Su Zhenhua were both taken aback, “How did you know?”

“The world really is small, isn’t it? Who would have thought we would have such a coincidence?!” chuckled Zhou Guosheng, “To tell you the truth, my granddaughter and I arrived in S City ahead of time yesterday, and we even took a stroll through Chenghuang Temple. By chance, we saw someone carrying a bucket of hairy crabs on the street, and we, the grandfather and granddaughter, went to Xianyu Shop where we had the owner steam a few for us to taste right there.”